[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 221 (Friday, November 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80328-80329]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25436]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2023-0170; FXIA16710900000-234-FF09A30000]


Wild Bird Conservation Act; Receipt of Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), invite the 
public to comment on permit applications regarding foreign bird species 
for which the Service has jurisdiction under the Wild Bird Conservation 
Act (WBCA). With some exceptions, the WBCA prohibits activities with 
listed species unless Federal authorization is issued that allows such 
activities. The WBCA also requires that we invite public comment before 
issuing permits for any activity it otherwise prohibits.

DATES: We must receive comments by December 18, 2023.

ADDRESSES: 
    Obtaining Documents: The application, application supporting 
materials, and any comments and other materials that we receive will be 
available for public inspection at https://www.regulations.gov in 
Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2023-0170.
    Submitting Comments: When submitting comments, please specify the 
name of the applicant and the permit number at the beginning of your 
comment. You may submit comments by one of the following methods:
    <bullet> Internet: https://www.regulations.gov. Search for and 
submit comments on Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2023-0170.
    <bullet> U.S. mail: Public Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No. 
FWS-HQ-IA-2023-0170; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, MS: 
PRB/3W; 5275 Leesburg Pike; Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.
    For more information, see Public Comment Procedures under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Tapia, by phone at 703-358-2185 
or via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#31757c707763715746421f565e47"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="23676e626571634554500d444c55">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals in the United States who are 
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 
711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay 
services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay 
services offered within their country to make international calls to 
the point-of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Public Comment Procedures

A. How do I comment on submitted applications?

    We invite the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies 
to comment on these applications. Before issuing any of the requested 
permits, we will take into consideration any information that we 
receive during the public comment period.
    You may submit your comments and materials by one of the methods in 
ADDRESSES. We will not consider comments sent by email, or to an 
address not in ADDRESSES. We will not consider or include in our 
administrative record comments we receive after the close of the 
comment period (see DATES).
    When submitting comments, please specify the name of the applicant 
and the permit number at the beginning of your comment. Provide 
sufficient information to allow us to authenticate any scientific or 
commercial data you include. The comments and recommendations that will 
be most useful and likely to influence agency decisions are: (1) Those 
supported by quantitative information or studies; and (2) those that 
include citations to, and analyses of, the applicable laws and 
regulations.

B. May I review comments submitted by others?

    You may view and comment on others' public comments at https://www.regulations.gov unless our allowing so would violate the Privacy 
Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) or Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).

C. Who will see my comments?

    If you submit a comment at https://www.regulations.gov, your entire 
comment, including any personal identifying information, will be posted 
on the website. If you submit a hardcopy comment that includes personal 
identifying information, such as your address, phone number, or email 
address, you may request at the top of your document that we withhold 
this information from public review. However, we cannot guarantee that 
we will be able to do so. Moreover, all submissions from organizations 
or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as 
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be 
made available for public disclosure in their entirety.

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II. Background

    To help us carry out our conservation responsibilities for affected 
species, and in consideration of section 112(4) of the Wild Bird 
Conservation Act of 1992 (WBCA; 16 U.S.C. 4901-4916), we invite public 
comments on permit applications before final action is taken. With some 
exceptions, the WBCA prohibits certain activities with listed species 
unless Federal authorization is issued that allows such activities. 
Service regulations regarding permits for any activity otherwise 
prohibited by the WBCA with respect to any wild birds are available in 
title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations in part 15.

III. Permit Applications

    We invite comments on the following applications.

Applicant: Masashige Yoshida c/o David Garcia, Homestead, FL; Permit 
No. PER0028206

    The applicant, along with member Scott Golden, and the Organization 
of Professional Aviculturists (OPA) as their oversight committee, 
wishes to establish a Cooperative Breeding Program covering White-
crested turacos (Tauraco leucolophus), Fischer's turacos (Tauraco 
fischeri), Livingstone's turacos (Tauraco livingstonii), Schalow's 
turacos (Tauraco schalowi), Hartlaub's turacos (Tauraco hartlaubi), 
Purple-crested turacos (Gallirex porphyreolophus), White-cheeked 
turacos (Tauraco leucotis), Red-crested turacos (Tauraco 
erythrolophus), and Persa turacos (Tauraco persa).

Applicant: Bethany McMartin, Port Angeles, WA; Permit No. PER1648672

    The applicant, along with members Brian Sullivan, Thomas Coulson, 
Jennifer Coulson, Jeff Rossey, William Keith Hix, Danny Ertsgaard, Troy 
Morris, Justin Rondeau, Bethany McMartin, and the Washington Falconers 
Association as their oversight committee, wishes to re-issue the 
Cooperative Breeding Program CBP-004 covering Eurasian (European) 
sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), Red-naped shaheen (Falco peregrinus 
babylonicus), Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), aplomado falcon 
(Falco femoralis femoralis) and Aplomando flacon (Falco femoralis 
pichinchae), Barbary falcon (Falco pelegrinoides), and ornate hawk-
eagle (Spizaetus ornatus).

IV. Next Steps

    After the comment period closes, we will make decisions regarding 
permit issuance. If we issue permits to any of the applicants listed in 
this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register. You may 
locate the notice announcing the permit issuance by searching https://www.regulations.gov for the permit number listed above in this 
document. For example, to find information about the potential issuance 
of Permit No. 12345A, you would go to https://www.regulations.gov and 
search for ``12345A''.

V. Authority

    We issue this notice under the authority of the Wild Bird 
Conservation Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 4901-4916). This notice is provided 
pursuant to section 112(4) of the Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992, 
50 CFR 15.26(c).

Brenda Tapia,
Supervisory Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, 
Division of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2023-25436 Filed 11-16-23; 8:45 am]
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